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Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, with various adaptations. The protagonist, Yagami Light, finds a notebook which can be used to kill anyone, and tries to use this to reform society as he sees fit.

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Death Note is a Japanese manga series, created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata, about a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (a god of death). The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, by writing the name in the notebook. It has had several adaptations (anime, anime movie, novel, live-action movie).

For more information on the franchise, see its Wikipedia page or the Death Note wiki.

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Are there any reasons why Light killed the FBI agent?

This is a question that comes to my mind every time I watch Death Note or talks to someone else about Death Note and it is bothering me. In the beginning, Light went out of his way to kill that one FBI agent on the bus and therefore caused L to…
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Light's Search History Death Note

Why didn't L ever look at Light Yagami's Search history? Or why didn't the show ever address the fact that Light was looking up these criminals minutes before they died? That would trigger at least some sort of data traffic algorithm either set up…
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How did Light went unnoticed by his dad?

When Light's father was in deathbed, he looked at Light and confirmed that Light wasn't Kira by his Shinigami eyes since he was able to see his death date. The only way his death date can become visible is if he doesn't have ownership of a death…
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Was L suspicious of all Light's girlfriends or only Misa?

In Death Note, Chapter 33 (Vol. 4), Misa Amane is arrested under the suspicion she was the Second Kira. After that, L said that they collected lots of evidences in Misa's room (the cat hair found on the video cassette, make-up powder, clothing…
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Light's actions before hiding his death note

I recently started watching Death Note and have reached episode 17's end. Light hid his notebook in the jungle, could he not have killed L? I know that L said that would make Light the prime suspect but what if he writes the cause of death to be a…
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Why didn't Light Yagami tell Teru mikami that he can kill people using just the paper?

What I'm trying to say is should Light tell Teru that killing from scrape paper is possible, then if Teru kept a real deathnote paper with him 24/7, surely that in the final showdown, whoever names written on that piece of paper they surely will…
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How did Mello know how to help Near in Death Note?

In the end of Death Note, Near would've been lost if Mello didn't help him. That makes me think why Near who is always be careful (isn't like L or Mello) didn't find out about the possibility of fake death note, meanwhile Mello had found out about…
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How did Light know that Hideki Ryuga is the real L?

While watching the Death Note anime, I noticed that there was one incident when Hideki Ryuga told Light that he is the real L. Well, at that time Light was not sure if he was the real L because he thought that it might be a trap from the real L to…
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How did Kal Snyder end up as the death note owner?

When Higuchi died, the original death note was in hands of Light, so he becomes the owner again. After L dies, and Mello exchanges that death note for Sayu, how did Kal Snyder end up as the owner, if Light did not forfeit ownership of his death note…
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In which Death Note manga chapter does L die?

I want to start reading Death Note manga but I have already seen the anime till L's death. Which manga chapter should I start reading from?
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Do Death Note users with Shinigami Eyes see in a red tint?

In several occasions, for example, when Mikami used his Shinigami Eyes to see everyone's name in the final episode, he saw in a red tint. Is this only done for dramatic effect, or do they generally see in a red tint?
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Why did Light want to kill Near?

In Episode 37/Chapter 106, Light wants to kill Near. But what was his plan? Why did he want to kill Near? Was this because he was angry and wanted to kill the one who was responsible for his capture?
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Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person kills himself with the Death Note?

If I write: John Zeürtö kills himself by writing his name in the Death Note. Would he do so? (In this example, John also owns a Death Note)
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Would Ryuk have died if he had killed the SPK?

In the manga, Light begs Ryuk, to kill everyone in that room. So let's say, Ryuk would have killed the Japanese Task Force and the SPK. Would Ryuk die after he killed them?
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How could Beyond Birthday read lifespans?

Some of you may know Beyond Birthday. He was born with Shinigami eyes so he didn't need to make the Shinigami eye deal. So, Beyond Birthday's victims were supposed to die soon, because their lifespans were over. But how the hell could he read the…
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